King of Texas
Poster
Based onKing Lear
by William Shakespeare
Screenplay byStephen Harrigan[1]
Directed byUli Edel[2]
StarringPatrick Stewart[3]
Marcia Gay Harden[3]
Lauren Holly[3]
Julie Cox[3]
Theme music composerJohn Altman[4]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersArt Levinson[2]
Wendy Neuss-Stewart[2]
CinematographyPaul Elliott[4]
EditorMark Conte[4]
Running time95 minutes
Production companiesMilk & Honey Pictures
Flying Freehold Productions
Hallmark Entertainment
TNT Original Productions
Original release
NetworkTNT[5]
Release
  • March 23, 2002 (2002-03-23)

King of Texas is a 2002 American Western television film[5] based on William Shakespeare's King Lear[1] and directed by Uli Edel.[2]

Plot

The film takes the plot of William Shakespeare's King Lear and places it in the Republic of Texas during the 19th century.[3] Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a wealthy cattle baron and analog to King Lear. In the story, Lear exiles his youngest daughter, who is later supported by the wealthy landowner, Mechacha.[6] Lear divides his property among his daughters, only to be rejected by the eldest two of them once they have it.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Satellite Award

Western Heritage Awards

References

  1. ^ a b Hill, Michael (June 1, 2002). "An Old Story in the Old West". Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Western Heritage Award Winners". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2013., searching for "Full Name"="King of Texas"
  3. ^ a b c d e Macmillan, Alissa (June 1, 2002). "Every Inch A 'King' Patrick Stewart's Lear reigns in 19th-century Texas". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "King Of Texas (2002) - Cast & Crew". TNT. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "King Of Texas (2002)". TNT. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  6. ^ Della Gatta, Carla (2023). Latinx Shakespeares: Staging US Intracultural Theater. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-472-05577-7.
  7. ^ a b c "Satellite Awards for 2003". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

External links


Films directed by Uli Edel
William Shakespeare's King Lear
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